Situation back to normal at NIT Srinagar: HRD ministry

The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has released a statement
saying that the situation, which had turned ugly with Kashmiri and
non-Kashmiri students clashing over India's defeat in the semi-final
clash with West Indies in the ongoing T20 World Cup, has become normal
at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar.

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New Delhi

April 2, 2016

UPDATED: April 2, 2016 18:50 IST

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The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has released a statement saying that the situation, which had turned ugly with Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri students clashing over India's defeat in the semi-final clash with West Indies in the ongoing T20 World Cup, has become normal at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar.

As per a statement released today, April 2, by the ministry, Rajat Gupta, Director NIT Srinagar reassured the students, faculty and parents that the temporary situation arising out of tensions from disappointment at the outcome of the cricket match on March 31 had been overcome.

According to PTI, the situation on the campus and at the hostels had returned to normal, and academic activities would precede on Monday, April 4 the statement said.

NIT Srinagar had to be shut down on April 1 till further orders in view of the clashes between Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri students over India's defeat in the semi-final clash with West Indies in the ongoing T20 World Cup.